LearnScope Regional event focused on Youth and Social Networking in Education. Presentations came virtually via Adobe Connect and face to face. This resulted in some interesting discussion at lunch time about both the content and the delivery method.
Ever heard of Urban Dictionary? I subscribe to the feed using netvibes to get the Gen Y word of the day… it doesn’t really help!
The UK government has pledged £45bn for a ‘Building Schools for the Future’ program. By 2020, they propose to rebuild every school in the country…
I’m currently reading a book called, “the kids are alright – How the Gamer Generation Is Changing the Workplace” by John C Beck and Mitchell Wade, both parents. As I read this book, I cannot help but think of the current Gen X & Y learners.
Finding out what and how gamers both learn and collaborate is essential to understanding how to teach and work with Gen Y. This book looks at many interesting facts about this thing we call “Gen Y” and while I wont give you a huge list of the facts in this post, I would like to share a few of their thoughts with you.
7 Habits of Highly Typical Gamers
new perspective to the future of online learning, flexible delivery, m-Learning and media rich content delivery to students using devices that they own
